Technology Tips of the Week

Would you like to introduce
poetry to your students using an interactive approach?
You can use this online magnetic poetry web page for kids using the SMART Board to model the lesson.
This can also become a creative writing center for your students.

Videos in the Classroom 1- Integrating videos into your lessons is a
wonderful way of reaching a variety of learners in your classroom. You Tube
provides a plethora of selections to integrate into your lesson(s) across the
curriculum. The only dilemma is that you can't save the videos. The solution is
to type the word kick in front of the web address. For example: this is a
Multiplication on your Fingers video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eFnzNw10Qc. If you want to save it, type kick
in front of the web address: http://www.kickyoutube.com/watch?v=_eFnzNw10Qc
Please remember “You Tube” is blocked when you are in any DOE school building.
You must view/save the video at home! 2- Another terrific web page that you can
use to view videos is Teacher Tube.
You are able to view the video in a DOE school building.

September
is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month! Take the opportunity to
integrate science into the curriculum in a meaningful way, by using the
desktop computers as a science center. Use the SMART Board to introduce the
subject matter. More about National Childhood Obesity Month
http://www.healthierkidsbrighterfutures.org/